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City Lending Inc.

Independent Mortgage CompanyVienna, VADirect to Consumer

We analyzed every closed loan from City Lending 1.0k loans across 1k applications— and benchmarked them against peer lenders across the 4 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Pricing
Mediocre
vs. all lenders
Pull Through
Strong
closing strength
Products
Strong
FHA · Conventional
Place
Strong
Multi-Region · 11 mkts

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Safe Rate's Summary

What They Do Well

  • Strong pull through performance

Things to Think About

  • Rates typically 88 basis points above market average
  • Higher than average fees ($5,139)

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Report Card

City Lending Inc. performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Mediocre
Below peers
+87.7 bps above market avg
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
FHA
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Refinance
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Coverage footprint
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
Multi-Regional12 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Acceptable
Sound
Mediocre
Sound
48748.5%
+0.797%Above
$5,309Fees
FHA Loans
Sound
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
50450.2%
+0.928%Above
$5,048Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Sound
Strong
Mediocre
Strong
92592.1%
+0.914%Above
$5,276Fees
Refinance
Sound
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
797.9%
+0.434%Above
$3,494Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
1,004
Applications
1,375
Volume
$371 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.877%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$5,139
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
73.0%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$370,129
Avg Borrower Income
$106,933
Avg Property Value
$418,516

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
11
States Served
19
We count Washington DC as a state
Avg Place Specialization
Strong

States with Loan Originations

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Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1
Washington, DC, DC-MDMSA
Volume: 172Mix: 17.13%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
Arlington, VA-WVMSA
Volume: 301Mix: 29.98%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
3
Baltimore, MDMSA
Volume: 155Mix: 15.44%of portfolio
Place
Strong
4
Frederick, MDMSA
Volume: 55Mix: 5.48%of portfolio
Place
Strong
5
Winchester, VA, VA-WVMSA
Volume: 28Mix: 2.79%of portfolio
Place
Strong
6
Hagerstown, MD-WVMSA
Volume: 27Mix: 2.69%of portfolio
Place
Sound
7
Richmond, VA, VAMSA
Volume: 29Mix: 2.89%of portfolio
Place
Sound
8
Orlando, FLMSA
Volume: 29Mix: 2.89%of portfolio
Place
Sound
9
Jacksonville, FL, FLMSA
Volume: 17Mix: 1.69%of portfolio
Place
Sound
10
Tacoma, WAMSA
Volume: 11Mix: 1.10%of portfolio
Place
Sound
Showing 10 of 11 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
MDState
Volume: 408Mix: 40.64%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
VAState
Volume: 378Mix: 37.65%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
3
FLState
Volume: 83Mix: 8.27%of portfolio
Place
Sound
4
WAState
Volume: 29Mix: 2.89%of portfolio
Place
Sound
5
WVState
Volume: 18Mix: 1.79%of portfolio
Place
Sound
6
NCState
Volume: 22Mix: 2.19%of portfolio
Place
Sound
7
TXState
Volume: 18Mix: 1.79%of portfolio
Place
Acceptable

How We Rank Lenders

Our rankings use geometric mean scoring across equally-weighted categories. This rewards lenders who perform consistently well across all metrics, not just excel in one area.

Our Point System (Max 30 Points)

10
Pricing
Rate and fee competitiveness (33%)
10
Pull Through
Reliability in closing loans (33%)
10
Product
Specialization in the loan type (33%)
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Champion(80%+ = 24-30 points)
Superstar(60-79% = 18-23 points)

Data Integrity & Updates

Data is updated quarterly based on the latest HMDA filings and proprietary SafeRate analysis. All metrics are calculated using standardized methodologies to ensure fair comparison across lenders.

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The 4 PsRankings are calculated based on observed lender differences on closed loans across Pricing, Pull-through, Product, and Place.
No Pay to PlayLenders cannot buy their way to the top. Rankings are 100% earned.
HMDA 2024Built using publicly available originated loan data from the federal government.
Peer BenchmarkedPerformance is normalized and benchmarked against peer institutions.